Wiesner v. Abrams

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “even in cases where the accused is harming himself by insisting on conducting his own defense, respect for individual autonomy requires that he be allowed to go to jail under his own banner if he so desires if he makes the choice “with eyes open’”
• following Johnstone on facts similar to those in both John-stone and the instant case
• denial of the right to proceed pro se requires automatic reversal of a criminal conviction
• request made on the day trial was to begin was not untimely; a defendant \is entitled to have a last clear chance to assert his constitutional right before meaningful trial proceedings have begun.\
• “[E]ven in cases where the accused is harming himself by insisting on conducting his own defense, respect for individual autonomy requires that he be allowed to go to jail under his own banner if he so desires if he makes the choice ‘with eyes wide open.’ ” (quotation omitted

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